The HERO WITHIN
It is said that history has always projected the praise of bravery to the hunter. The writers of history on many counts determines the heroes of history. The mark of success and accomplishments worth notice of many can sometimes go unnoticed.
I am reminded of a story of a young lad called Pheidippides Who is said to have run from Marathon to Athens to deliver news of a military victory against the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490BC. Philippides, the one who acted as courier, when he brought the news of victory from Marathon and addressed the magistrates in session when they were anxious of how the battle had ended brought the news to them as; "Joy to you, we've won". So he said, and there and then he died, breathing his last breath with the words "Joy to you" as noted by Lucian and translated by K.Kilburn.
Bringing inspiration to Baron Pierre de Coubertin and other founders of the modern Olympic Games to invent a running race of 42 km called the marathon, his name has not been part on the history books in the early periods of the history writing.
It is mentioned that Herodotus, writing about 30 to 40 years after the events he describesincluding the battle of Marathon, did, according to Miller (2006) in fact base his version of the battle on eyewitness accounts,[8] so it seems altogether likely that Philippides was an actual historical figure, although the same source claims the classical author did not ever in fact mention a Marathon-Athens runner in any of his writings.
Whether the story is true or not, it has no connection with the Battle of Marathon itself, and Herodotus's silence on the subject of a herald running from Marathon to Athens suggests strongly that no such event occurred.
The first known written account of a run from Marathon to Athens occurs in the works of the Greek writer Plutarch (46–120), in his essay On the Glory of Athens. Plutarch attributes the run to a herald called either Thersippus or Eukles. Lucian, a century later, credits one "Philippides." It seems likely that in the 500 years between Herodotus's time and Plutarch's, the story of Pheidippides had become muddled with that of the Battle of Marathon (particularly the story of the Athenian forces making the march from Marathon to Athens in order to intercept the Persian ships headed there), and some fanciful writer had invented the story of the run from Marathon to Athens.
From an unknown author a friend sent me this though that indicates that nobody sees the stars during the day. But in the night, they are visible. Your invisibility doesn't mean you are not existing. It only means its not your time yet.Don't stop beingcreative, assiduous, responsible.
You are next in line for a major recognition and breakthrough. Wait patiently, God's timing is always perfect. There's a day...called *"ONE DAY"* it shall be your turn and your story will be written. All the best in your adventure.
Reference
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheidippides
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